According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant.

Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a quilt. Through the lens of African American quilts, explore layers of creativity, diversity, and family history that enrich ...

Get in the salsa groove at Switchyard Park, learn about Black quilters, check out the Friends of the Library book sale.

In 1981, she founded the African American Quilt Guild of Los Angeles, and then, in 1985, she founded the Women of Color Quilters Network, fulfilling the desire of isolated makers to connect and ...

Freeman’s research was collected and published in the book “A Communion of the Spirits” amid a growing interest in African American quilting practices. Coming full circle, Freeman’s work ...

"Black women have been quilting forever," said Deborah Harris. Deborah Harrison is a founding member of the African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio. "I've been sewing since my grandmother ...

The copper panels are “woven” together by diagonal steel channels, echoing African-American quilting patterns from the Underground Railroad era. Together, these architectural references help ...